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Marathi (/ m ə ˈ r ɑː t i /; [13] मराठी, Marāṭhī, pronounced [məˈɾaːʈʰiː] ⓘ) is a classical Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra and is also spoken in other states like in Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and the territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
Marathi people are the native speakers of the Marathi language, which serves as the official language of the adjoining state of Maharashtra. Marathi speakers are mostly found in the districts of Belgaum and Bidar and as per the 2011 census form 3.38% of the total population of the state. [1]
The following table contains the Indian states and union territories along with the most spoken scheduled languages used in the region. [1] These are based on the 2011 census of India figures except Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, whose statistics are based on the 2001 census of the then unified Andhra Pradesh.
They speak various dialects of the Konkani language. Following the Konkani language agitation, Konkani became the premier official language of Goa state, while Marathi remains as the associate official language of Goa. [3] Konkani is also spoken by populations in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Damaon, Kerala, [4] & Gujarat. [5]
Marhatta also known as Maharatta, or Marhat Des (which means Marhat country) [1] [2] was a historical region 116 km (72 miles, 18 Parganas) south of the Narmada River and north of the Karnãtak in which the Marathi language was spoken.
Pages in category "Languages of Karnataka" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Marathi language; T. Tamil language; Telugu language ...
Since most of the population was Hindu and spoke Marathi, even the sultans such as Ibrahim Adil Shah I adopted Marathi as the court language for administration and record-keeping. [27] [28] [29] Islamic rule also led to Persian vocabulary entering the Marathi language. Per Kulkarni, for the elites of the era using Persian words was a status symbol.
Berar-Deccan Marathi, is a possible language of the Marathi–Konkani group, or perhaps just a regional dialect of Marathi. Glottolog reports that it is closely related to Varhadi-Nagpuri . (Sub)dialects are Bijapuri (of Bijapur district, Karnataka ) and Kalvadi (of Dharwad district ).